One year after the October 10, 2025 record $19B crypto liquidation crash, Kaiko data shows that BTC perp open interest still ~16% below pre-crash levels in BTC terms, dollar spot depth 27% lower, and 20% less leverage per dollar of market depth — link | AI comment
Mesh taps Visa to let users spend crypto without a separate card — link | AI comment
BlackRock files for Bitcoin ETF offering downside protection and upside exposure to IBIT — link | AI comment
Bitcoin’s volatility has declined to 43% over the past year, from an average of 64% over the past 10 years and 81% five years ago. It is now lower than that of 19% of S&P 500 constituents — link | AI comment
Mt. Gox extends creditor repayment deadline to October 31, 2027 — link | AI comment
France's parliament approves vote to hit stablecoin trades with 31% capital gains tax — link | AI comment
Swiss regulator FINMA approves country’s first spot Bitcoin ETF for retail investors — link | AI comment
Across five major trading venues, total open interest in perpetual futures has fallen to about $67B from $81B over the past year. Yet, open interest in contracts tied to RWA has gone from virtually nothing to $9B, claiming 14% of the total across those venues.
This reflects a broader structural shift in derivatives markets, with crypto-native trading infrastructure being used to gain exposure to traditional financial assets — link | AI comment
This reflects a broader structural shift in derivatives markets, with crypto-native trading infrastructure being used to gain exposure to traditional financial assets — link | AI comment
OCC debuts final rule implementing Trump-signed GENIUS Act — link | AI comment
Standard Chartered signs definitive agreements to acquire Zodia Custody — link | AI comment
More than half of the total BTC supply is held in addresses with unknown owners — link | AI comment
China seeks to seize 61,800 BTC tied to $5.7 billion fraud scheme — link | AI comment
Andreessen Horowitz to drop 'crypto' from name of flagship blockchain fund, rebrands to 'a16z frontier' — link | AI comment
Visa in talks to acquire crypto custody firm Fireblocks for around $2.5 billion — link | AI comment
In Q3 2026, organic stablecoin transfers averaged over $400 million per hour.
Additionally, approximately 73% of screened stablecoin transfer volume over the 12 months ending July 31 occurred outside U.S. banking hours, highlighting the demand for around-the-clock payments — link | AI comment
Additionally, approximately 73% of screened stablecoin transfer volume over the 12 months ending July 31 occurred outside U.S. banking hours, highlighting the demand for around-the-clock payments — link | AI comment
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South Korea to amend forex law to regulate stablecoins as payment instruments: report — link | AI comment
Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand central banks expand cross-border stablecoin initiative involving Ripple, Visa and Mastercard — link | AI comment
Franklin Templeton leads traditional finance with $2.56 billion in tokenized assets, closely followed by BlackRock at $2.2 billion. Distribution remains top-heavy, with only six of the leading institutions surpassing $500 million in tokenized assets and only 11 surpassing $100 million — link | AI comment